A report from the D'oh Department for your entertainment.
I used a damp towel to temporarily block sewer gas while replacing a toilet. After 'finishing' the task, I made the first test flush and then remembered I forgot to remove the towel.
My inspection cam showed the towel had moved about 4 feet down the pipe and now blocked the shower drain pipe - the shower used by the woman of the house. The location was not accessible from a clean-out plug. An outstretched arm and flexible mechanical pickup claw could not reach it. I fashioned a 'morningstar' from a dowel and brads and attached it to a manual drain auger which looked promising for a moment and then the morningstar detached in the towel.
"This sucks", I said as a looked dejectedly around the room where also sat an ETS125 and CT36 used for wall prep. "Wait a minute. The CT sucks!"
I set the CT up for wet work and took off the tool end connector so that the 27mm hose could bend around the turns in the 3 inch pipe. It was 1 AM and I was talking to my CT at this point. "C'mon, CT you can do it." As the hose passed the 4 foot point, I heard the vac motor whine as it made contact with the towel. Reversing direction, the hose slowly emerged pulling the towel.
"Oh, sweet smell of success" so to speak.
I used a damp towel to temporarily block sewer gas while replacing a toilet. After 'finishing' the task, I made the first test flush and then remembered I forgot to remove the towel.
My inspection cam showed the towel had moved about 4 feet down the pipe and now blocked the shower drain pipe - the shower used by the woman of the house. The location was not accessible from a clean-out plug. An outstretched arm and flexible mechanical pickup claw could not reach it. I fashioned a 'morningstar' from a dowel and brads and attached it to a manual drain auger which looked promising for a moment and then the morningstar detached in the towel.
"This sucks", I said as a looked dejectedly around the room where also sat an ETS125 and CT36 used for wall prep. "Wait a minute. The CT sucks!"
I set the CT up for wet work and took off the tool end connector so that the 27mm hose could bend around the turns in the 3 inch pipe. It was 1 AM and I was talking to my CT at this point. "C'mon, CT you can do it." As the hose passed the 4 foot point, I heard the vac motor whine as it made contact with the towel. Reversing direction, the hose slowly emerged pulling the towel.
"Oh, sweet smell of success" so to speak.
